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a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better to be done by an unmanned capability. >> the flying is with a trackball, and i'm actually just commanding the direction and the speed and altitude. and then the uav will follow my command. when i want to land or take off, i just need to click a button. short drive away, the parts of the drone are crafted. >> it is a high-tech nolg. the stabilization and a lot of soft fair. >> that allows the drones to see far away and function as a surveillance tool. >> the main requirement is to see if you see a person a few kilometers away and he's holding something, do you want to know if it's a gun or a stick? >> in the future, the drones could get smarter and smallen. cnn money got a look at the latest yet to hit the market. a surveillance drone the se of a butterfly aimed to alert so
a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better to be done by an unmanned capability. >> the flying is with a trackball, and i'm actually just commanding the direction and the speed and altitude. and then the uav will follow my command. when i want to land...
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, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular situation and take a deep breath and decide who is the best secretary of state for our country at this time when we have so many issues to deal with. >> reporter: the point that he made is that he and other senators view the role of secretary of state differently from other cabinet posts where traditionally senators tend to give senators the benefit of doubt that they could have whomever they want in their cabinet when they seat the secretary of state differently. another point of controversy in these meetings that susan rice has been h
, even angry defense of susan rice. but another meeting that susan rice had today was with senator bob corker of tennessee. yesterday he told reporters in the hallways that he thought she would be a better democratic committee chair than secretary of state. he was very careful not to say one way or the other how he would vote if she were nominated. but he did say a warning for the president. >> i would just ask that the president step back away from all of the buzz around this particular...
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on the tax issue the republicans are playing defense. if they don't act the white house is ready to blame this on them in terms of going off the cliff. after coming out of the election where the republicans nuclear a hit the white house hopes they will not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball. the odds are slim of swinging, 1 in 75 million but zero chance if you don't buy. people are dreaming. >> i felt my whole life i was supposed to be rip. >> pay the bills and house off. not have to work. ever again. >> i have 17 charities first. they come first. >> i want to buy a house. >> how will you spend it? >> take a day off. >> officials say this is a 75 percent chance now that someone or multiple somebodies will win tonight. rick is on long island, new york. a lot of folks there open for reversal of fortune. rick: they are. everyone here is telling
on the tax issue the republicans are playing defense. if they don't act the white house is ready to blame this on them in terms of going off the cliff. after coming out of the election where the republicans nuclear a hit the white house hopes they will not want to take another big blow after the election so quickly. >>shepard: powerball sales are skyrocketing, upping the jackpot and the odds someone will win the big surprise tonight. it is at $550 million. that is a record for powerball....
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instead of an offensive posture, a defensive posture biblically. you've been talking about the gechlt geopolitical ties between the u.s. and israel. there's about 2 million jews who live here in the united states and a large population of them in florida, new york, new jersey, maryland. and they play an important role in the religious life here in the united states as well as the political life. another group that plays a big part? evangelical christians, stronger supporters of israel and christians united for zion have as many as 750,000 members. that gets tricky with the theological beliefs that jesus may be returning to jerusalem. >> i spoke with the mayor of jerusalem yesterday who seemed to underscore the importance of his city's religious sites. let's listen. >> they're focusing on destruction, on killing, on hurting innocent people. today they even tried to take a shot at jerusalem. god forbid! could you imagine what would have happened if they hit a holy site in the city of jerusalem, the church, the western wall, the mosque? they would, of
instead of an offensive posture, a defensive posture biblically. you've been talking about the gechlt geopolitical ties between the u.s. and israel. there's about 2 million jews who live here in the united states and a large population of them in florida, new york, new jersey, maryland. and they play an important role in the religious life here in the united states as well as the political life. another group that plays a big part? evangelical christians, stronger supporters of israel and...
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he would not say defense of cuba. the defense of cuba angle doesn't come through a lot for the american. not really thinking this through. it doesn't make sense to them. it doesn't sound like the way you defend cuba. the way from the american perspective in 1962 to do a mutual treaty or send lots of cop vengessal weapons which is what they were doing. but not send long range missile to threaten the united states. it's funny khrushchev accept the tactical battle field weapon. i think kennedy would have had a harder time convincing the world they were offensive weapon. >> guest: exactly. the flip side of that is that that kind of deterrence angle only work it you announce it. what good is the doomsday machine if you don't tell the word. >> host: exactly. >> guest: so at the mount that the crisis broke, everything about this was still secret. who knows what khrushchev would have done. how he would have gotten the united nations and said this is done. we are going to -- here but deterrence only works if the other person k
he would not say defense of cuba. the defense of cuba angle doesn't come through a lot for the american. not really thinking this through. it doesn't make sense to them. it doesn't sound like the way you defend cuba. the way from the american perspective in 1962 to do a mutual treaty or send lots of cop vengessal weapons which is what they were doing. but not send long range missile to threaten the united states. it's funny khrushchev accept the tactical battle field weapon. i think kennedy...
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>> i have said more than once, our whole military operation was defensive. it was designed to bring peace and quiet to israel citizens in the south who were on the receiving end of those rockets. if there's no hostility from gaza, there's no reason for israel to act. >> do you have assurances that hamas is now going to completely stop not only the rockets and the missiles, but the artillery or -- israeli soldiers won't be -- >> the understanding we've reached against the egyptians with the sponsorship of the united states say clearly a total and complete cessation of all hostile activity initiated in the grauz strip, and that's very important. approximate t means that means no rockets on israeli cities, no shooting at israeli farmers from across the border. total and complete quiet. this -- these arrangements, for us that's victory, because that's what we wanted. we wanted the whole operation was designed to protect our people, to free them from their constant fear of incoming rocket launches by hamas and gaza. what if they get engaged and target cease-fire?
>> i have said more than once, our whole military operation was defensive. it was designed to bring peace and quiet to israel citizens in the south who were on the receiving end of those rockets. if there's no hostility from gaza, there's no reason for israel to act. >> do you have assurances that hamas is now going to completely stop not only the rockets and the missiles, but the artillery or -- israeli soldiers won't be -- >> the understanding we've reached against the...
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he doesn't immediately jump to the defense of cuba. and he looks halfway around the world to where the peace deal is most vulnerable. .. and kirchoff kept bringing up her land that we are going to bring this up in november at the united nations after the midterm election. so he had been broadcasting this to the summer. kennedy had been reading all of these reports. the conditions going into this process to believe that kirchoff is going to force the issue. that the issue that kennedy keeps coming back to cuba. so if u.s. kennedy would be sent to hear an kennedy himself was talking about this, kennedy would say, west berlin. he would not say defensive cuba. so the cuba angle doesn't come through a lot. they're not really thinking this through because it doesn't make sense. the way that it's in 1962 would be to do some kind of mutual trudy were to spend lots of conventional weapons, which is what they were doing, but not then long-range missiles that the united states. >> is funny, khrushchev saturday said that tactical fields. he would'
he doesn't immediately jump to the defense of cuba. and he looks halfway around the world to where the peace deal is most vulnerable. .. and kirchoff kept bringing up her land that we are going to bring this up in november at the united nations after the midterm election. so he had been broadcasting this to the summer. kennedy had been reading all of these reports. the conditions going into this process to believe that kirchoff is going to force the issue. that the issue that kennedy keeps...
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the israeli defense minister ehud barak is resigning. says he wants to spend more time with his family. and he's leaving as the fragile cease-fire between israel and gaza is just holding. meantime the egyptian president mohamed morsi is going to meet today with egypt's supreme judicial council where he'll address criticism and protests of the vast new expansion of his powers just one day after he helped broker the middle east cease-fire. morsi declared immunity from any judicial checks and balances while egypt's new constitution was being drafted. a move that many say will grant the new leader virtually unlimited power. jamie rubin, former assistant sect under president clinton currently serves as counselor for competitive of international affairs for new york governor andrew cuomo. nice to have you with us. let's talk first about ehud barak. when anybody says i'm going to spend more time with my family all the red flags go up. but he's an elderly gentleman. what really is happening there? it's an interesting time for him to announce his
the israeli defense minister ehud barak is resigning. says he wants to spend more time with his family. and he's leaving as the fragile cease-fire between israel and gaza is just holding. meantime the egyptian president mohamed morsi is going to meet today with egypt's supreme judicial council where he'll address criticism and protests of the vast new expansion of his powers just one day after he helped broker the middle east cease-fire. morsi declared immunity from any judicial checks and...
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two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything remains this relatively quiet until 2:00 eastern this afternoon, the gaza border crossings will open. rallies opened in the streets as they celebrated what they call a victory over israel. the prime minister says he's dedicated the victory to that man, ahmed al ja'abari, killed in that air strike. as you know, that air strike inciting the fighting. hopeful that the cease fire will hold? >> reporter: the longer it does hold, as each hour goes by, people do grow more hopeful it will, in fact, be sustained. people are very aware that at this point in time it is still a very short-term solution as the looming issue of a long-lasting peace deal does still remain elusive. for the first time since this all began last wednesday, we are not seeing deserted streets in gaza. we're not hearing air strikes, various artillery rockets being fired in the distance, not hearing the wail of sirens. quite the contrary. people were in the streets since the cease fire was first announced last
two hit open areas and the third was intercepted by the iron dome missile defense system. if everything remains this relatively quiet until 2:00 eastern this afternoon, the gaza border crossings will open. rallies opened in the streets as they celebrated what they call a victory over israel. the prime minister says he's dedicated the victory to that man, ahmed al ja'abari, killed in that air strike. as you know, that air strike inciting the fighting. hopeful that the cease fire will hold?...
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but you have to respect that guy, their linebacker, an amazing defense. they play smash mouth football. it's not pretty, but it's very effective. look at him now. >> that's all that matters, right? so notre dame is likely to play the winner of the alabama-georgia game. so what will be the key for notre dame? >> in the s.e.c. championship, the team that notre dame is going to face, let's move forward to that. >> sorry. >> saturday, it will take place in the georgia dome. alabama and georgia. the amazing thing about this, the southeastern conference will be represented in a national championship game for a seventh straight year. incredible run. georgia turned its season around and really their quarterback turned their season around against florida, when aaron murray picked himself up off the deck, a horrible game, got it together in the second half and they have been pretty much unstoppable ever since. but georgia has only played two ranked teams, one south carolina beat georgia. alabama, they are alabama. they find a way to answer. now, they did lose to te
but you have to respect that guy, their linebacker, an amazing defense. they play smash mouth football. it's not pretty, but it's very effective. look at him now. >> that's all that matters, right? so notre dame is likely to play the winner of the alabama-georgia game. so what will be the key for notre dame? >> in the s.e.c. championship, the team that notre dame is going to face, let's move forward to that. >> sorry. >> saturday, it will take place in the georgia dome....
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. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against us in an aggressive way trying to declare israeli soldiers as war criminals, we're going to have to defend ourselves just like we did against hamas rockets a few days ago. if they're willing to sit down with us, we'll talk to them. >> and you have assurances from the u.s. government, the obama administration, that they will vote against this resolution. >> the president has given us unequivocal support and has said categorically the only means to a two-state solution between israel and the palestinians is by direct negotiations without preconditions. >> you've heard lindsey graham and other senators warning if the palestini
. >> i heard ehud barak, the outgoing defense minister with leon panetta the secretary of defense a little while ago. eh ehud barak didn't seem overly concerned. >> he too said it was a mistake on the part of the palestinians. >> are you going to punish the palestinian authority by withholding tax revenue or anything along those lines? there have been reports you would consider that. >> we have to first see how the palestinians move forward. if they move forward against...
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and in this se the duty is to use only proportionate means to affect that defense. does my right honorable friend believe that targeted assassination, the destruction civilian infrastructure and the imposition of casualties on women and children is consistent with that duty? >> well, i think, of course, all our efforts have to be directed now to making sure there is a ceasefire,nd i think it could only be at a subsequent stage that one could make the judgment my right honorable friend is inviting me to make. having shied away from it in the past, fact, from the opposition benches in the lebanon war, i was very clear about the disproportionalty of what happened. but in this case we have to ask ourselves whether any of this would be taking place, th current crisis, current conflict in gaza without the increase in rocket attacks which have gone up from 200 in 2010 to more than 1300 before this conflict began up til last week, this year. that clearly is an intolerable situation in the south of israel. and so we have to bear that many in mind as well. >> mrs. louise helm
and in this se the duty is to use only proportionate means to affect that defense. does my right honorable friend believe that targeted assassination, the destruction civilian infrastructure and the imposition of casualties on women and children is consistent with that duty? >> well, i think, of course, all our efforts have to be directed now to making sure there is a ceasefire,nd i think it could only be at a subsequent stage that one could make the judgment my right honorable friend is...
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what nation would accept that and accept have no right to self-defense? there is no security for anybody when the idea of security is a zero sum game rid unfortunately, that is the thinking we have seen at of israel. as long as the palestinians are more insecure, the israelis will be more secure. but that is simply not the case. >> james colbert, what do you see as a solution? >> this solution to which specific issue are you referring? it is very important to note. >> what is happening right now, the bombardment of gaza by the israeli military and also the broader solution to how this conflict will end, which clearly, endangers the security of palestinians as well as israelis. >> the immediate hostilities could be brought to a conclusion if the hamas is willing to abide by a cease- fire, which has structural elements that show it will last, not simply a status quo where -- which we assume the past, or the rocket fire will increase over time to appoint or the sovereign government israel cannot sit idly by while its citizens are attack from the territory ou
what nation would accept that and accept have no right to self-defense? there is no security for anybody when the idea of security is a zero sum game rid unfortunately, that is the thinking we have seen at of israel. as long as the palestinians are more insecure, the israelis will be more secure. but that is simply not the case. >> james colbert, what do you see as a solution? >> this solution to which specific issue are you referring? it is very important to note. >> what is...
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and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling and the facts under many circumstances considered abuse and torture. >> people are skeptical thinking it's a tactic to get a reduced sentence or the charges dropped? >> people are skeptical but the defense team said they want him to plead guilty to a lesser charge that's not necessarily filed yet because he's looking at significant time. i mean, if convicted looking at life in prison. if he pleads guilty to the lesser charges we are talking about max of 16 years in prison, dishonorable discharge. that looks better than life in prison. >> it's
and his defense team is saying, you know what? he was abused so terribly during his time in prison that he should get a reduced sentence. it should be time served and i will tell you having reviewed what allegedly are the facts in the case, don, it was e agree jous. he was initially put in sort of a security, under security watch but he was never removed really from that status. he was forced to leave the cell apparently completely naked and questioned every five minutes of how he was feeling...
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dunn has plead not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense but police say the teens were unarmed. this happened in florida, the state that brought us the stand your ground law, a law that the nra pushed hard and has now spread across the country it's a law still playing a central role in the trayvon martin case. we will be watching this case very carefully and bring you updates. block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. online outfit piccolo headphones buy now broadway show megapixels place to sleep little roadster war and peace deep sea diving ninja app hipster glasses 5% cash back sign up to get 5% everywhere online through december. only from discover. >>> after the disastrous showing at the polls, republicans have learned their lesson.
dunn has plead not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense but police say the teens were unarmed. this happened in florida, the state that brought us the stand your ground law, a law that the nra pushed hard and has now spread across the country it's a law still playing a central role in the trayvon martin case. we will be watching this case very carefully and bring you updates. block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. try this......
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i have to believe, the secretary of defense wasn't want anymore defense cuts either. >> you do believe now coming out essentially to boehner's left you have helped the speaker be -- sort of keep the republican conference semi unified or does it hurt? i've heard some republicans say what leaked out was a real public relations setback. >> oh, i don't think so. look. first of all, these things blow over pretty fast. but second, i think in the end of the day, having the ability to have an honest discussion is a good thing, not a bad thing. the speaker is very direct, very honest, very open. so am i. they asked my opinion for what i thought. i told them. i slnt changed my mind. i'm not going to come out here and be disingenuous to people. i think it would be a step in the right direction. at the end of the day, this is a debate over tactics. the real question is political theology and we don't disagree on that. >> how many republicans quietly have come up to xrou and said, you know what, you're right? this is the right strategy? >> there's certainly a division of opinion, variety of opinion
i have to believe, the secretary of defense wasn't want anymore defense cuts either. >> you do believe now coming out essentially to boehner's left you have helped the speaker be -- sort of keep the republican conference semi unified or does it hurt? i've heard some republicans say what leaked out was a real public relations setback. >> oh, i don't think so. look. first of all, these things blow over pretty fast. but second, i think in the end of the day, having the ability to have...
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and, secondly, they began to feel that their defense system, air defense system was shooting down rockets. as bad as things were, they were feeling like maybe technology can help deal with this for them. i don't think they're going to feel that way now. i think this is a reminder of how bad it can be in israel, going back to the days when bombs were going off in cafes and buses and malls. >> frequently. >> throughout jerusalem frequently. this is a reminder of that. it will make it that much harder for secretary clinton to convince the israelis and things need to be de-escalated. again, she said she wants to go beyond just a de-escalation, but a longer term cessation of hostilities. i see that as extremely difficult. neither hamas nor israel will want to give anything up for that. they'll want to make it seem like violence and warfare made their position worse. so that strikes me as a very, very difficult hill to climb. >> what kind of pressure is she going to be able to put on the egyptian president morsi? so that he, in turn, can put pressure on hamas since u.s. does not negotiate with
and, secondly, they began to feel that their defense system, air defense system was shooting down rockets. as bad as things were, they were feeling like maybe technology can help deal with this for them. i don't think they're going to feel that way now. i think this is a reminder of how bad it can be in israel, going back to the days when bombs were going off in cafes and buses and malls. >> frequently. >> throughout jerusalem frequently. this is a reminder of that. it will make it...
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defense officials say militants aren't entirely holding their fire. they've launched five rockets, they say, toward israel since the cease-fire began, but they say the incidents have been minor. not long before the cease-fire was announced, i had a chance to sit down with the israeli preside president. we spoke about the possibility of a truce and how that might affect the region. mr. president, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> how concerned are you that if there is a cease-fire that the status of hamas will be dramatically elevated at the expense of the palestinian authority, president abbas. >> the three conditions are put forward by the united states of america, russia, the independent united nations. they say stop shooting and start talking. we are not alone in that. if the world can agree that they can shoot and everything will be open and they won't be punished, it's a fantasy. i think even the egyptians understand deep in their hearts that this will not fly. and i'm presently surprised by the position taken by the president of eg
defense officials say militants aren't entirely holding their fire. they've launched five rockets, they say, toward israel since the cease-fire began, but they say the incidents have been minor. not long before the cease-fire was announced, i had a chance to sit down with the israeli preside president. we spoke about the possibility of a truce and how that might affect the region. mr. president, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> how concerned are you that if there is a...
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what is the defense case? >>jonathan: it boils down to this: he has been punished enough already between july 2010 and april 201 when he was held at the marine bridge in virginia he was illegally treated too harshly. the united nations investigators called the conditions of his being held there at that time "cruel and inhumane and degrading." experts say that really is all the defense has here because there isn't any question that he leaked the documents. >> it makes up for the defense lawyer whose have to put it out, they will say he was treated inhumanely and he has been punished enough. don't punish him anymore. as a prosecutor i would not take that for a second but i understand why they are making that argument. it is the only argument they have because it is cleared he leaks these. >>jonathan: the military judges can potentially dismiss all the charges against him if they decide this pre-trial punishment was too much. but it seems highly unlikely and it appears the trial will ultimately go forward and is
what is the defense case? >>jonathan: it boils down to this: he has been punished enough already between july 2010 and april 201 when he was held at the marine bridge in virginia he was illegally treated too harshly. the united nations investigators called the conditions of his being held there at that time "cruel and inhumane and degrading." experts say that really is all the defense has here because there isn't any question that he leaked the documents. >> it makes up...
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and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot of experience. >> and done a good job at the united nations over the past few years as well. we'll see what the president decides to do. the ball is clearly in his court. thank you, elise. >>> three weeks after his election loss, mitt romney will be in the white house tomorrow for lunch with the president of the united states. will he bring ideas for avoiding the fiscal cliff? and more than half a billion dollars up for grabs in the power ball lottery. i'll talk to the man who actually draws the winning numbers. he could make you very rich. g s! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive wa
and i think at the end of the day, if you look at his defense of her, this defense of her sends an unspeakable message to the country and the rest of the world she would be instrumental in formulating foreign policy. >> she would have the president's ear. she was an assistant secretary of state for african affairs during the clinton administration. and traveling through africa with her at the time former road scholar. obviously she's got a lot of experience. >> certainly has a lot...
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built like submarines and overhauled crafts it's the latest part of terrans efforts to improve its defense capabilities we have great has been made because it fears possible future attacks from the likes of israel all the us against its nuclear program it's now planning a major label drill. almost two hundred people have taken to the streets of chile's capital santiago to protest and new fishing protesters say the new legislation discriminates against independent fishermen be an authorized rally ended in skirmishes between demonstrators and police to disperse the protesters and arrested at least ten of them. deadly floods in panama have forced more than six thousand people out of their homes says hundreds of houses were buried under water some roads have been washed away by massive landslides downpours have eased off says choose day rivers overflowing their banks damaging bridges and buildings. coming up next to iraq up for sale our special report on those who left their morals at home. during the war. was his day starts at five am even earlier in the winter tending to his flock of story h
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in other words, israel's whole military operation here was purely defensive. if they hadn't had been shooting at us, we wouldn't have had to call up our reserves and hit at gaza. we will be very happy if we can have a status quo, if the situation can be quiet, and if the civilians on both sides of the frontier will enjoy a period of unprecedented peace and quiet. >> if all does remain quiet, we're hours from that second round of negotiation, really on the most contentious issue, those very tight border crossings in gaza under this 7-year-old now embargo. what makes this time, what makes this round of negotiations any different that before? >> you know, any where over the last two, three years, israel has been relaxing restrictions. we'll continue to that process and now talk to the egyptians about that. but israel imposed restrictions for a reason. you had this hostile fire into israel. they were shooting rockets into our cities and trying to kill our people. is it really fair to expect that you would have normal trading relations -- >> but if that does stop,
in other words, israel's whole military operation here was purely defensive. if they hadn't had been shooting at us, we wouldn't have had to call up our reserves and hit at gaza. we will be very happy if we can have a status quo, if the situation can be quiet, and if the civilians on both sides of the frontier will enjoy a period of unprecedented peace and quiet. >> if all does remain quiet, we're hours from that second round of negotiation, really on the most contentious issue, those...
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the defense department recently allowed women to serve in some combat units. strongly committed to examining the expansion of roles in the u.s. military. and look at this amazing video from hawaii. lava on a volcano in hawaii is reaching the ocean. the volcano has been continuously erupting for almost 30 years. it's the first time the lava has flown into the ocean in almost a year. experts say it's very dangerous and they are warning people to stay away. boy, does it make for a beautiful sight. beautiful pictures. and i've actually -- well, you know i went to high school on the big island. i've seen that pictures time and time again. i've actually been relatively close. you really can't get too close. but it is really a sight to see, wolf. >> thanks very much, lisa. >>> mexico's new leader's here in washington to meet with president obama. but first he sat down with me for an exclusive interview today. you're going to hear his strong words over the so-called fast and furious gun smuggling operation. and the powerball jackpot reaches half a billion dollars. [ m
the defense department recently allowed women to serve in some combat units. strongly committed to examining the expansion of roles in the u.s. military. and look at this amazing video from hawaii. lava on a volcano in hawaii is reaching the ocean. the volcano has been continuously erupting for almost 30 years. it's the first time the lava has flown into the ocean in almost a year. experts say it's very dangerous and they are warning people to stay away. boy, does it make for a beautiful sight....
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turkey has asked for and been granted a nato patriot air defense missiles. they're clearly worried about rockets and missiles coming into turkey from syria from the regime of bashar al assad. how worried should turkey be about engaging with syria in an actual war? >> wolf, the turks are very worried. and the turks are very disappointed. i've spent a fair amount of time in turkey this last year or so. they're very disappointed in washington's abdication. they feel that washington has left them holding the bag. the prime minister has always felt that he had kind of an inside relationship with president obama. but now the turks are left where they are. they are left with this running, shooting campaigns with the syrians. they're left with well over perhaps 120,000, 130,000 syrian refugees and they feel they have been left alone. the patriot missiles are the least we can do for them. >> thank you. >> thank you, wolf. >>> could air travel cost you more if the country goes over that so-called fiscal cliff? up next, the doomsday scenario some experts are now painti
turkey has asked for and been granted a nato patriot air defense missiles. they're clearly worried about rockets and missiles coming into turkey from syria from the regime of bashar al assad. how worried should turkey be about engaging with syria in an actual war? >> wolf, the turks are very worried. and the turks are very disappointed. i've spent a fair amount of time in turkey this last year or so. they're very disappointed in washington's abdication. they feel that washington has left...
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there was also some defense delay in this case, as well, which is not attributable to the government. so both sides are going to argue whether or not the delay was -- was a very long delay, was a delay that he should get credit for. there's no doubt in my opinion that he will get some pretrial credit. i don't believe that he's going to be let go free and the charges dismissed. >> greg rinckey, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> also happening this hour, the southern poverty law center holding a conference in new york to discuss a lawsuit against a conversion therapy provider. conversion therapy as you may know is a controversial practice that tries to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight. coming up later is hour, we'll talk with the splc's attorney about the first of a kind lawsuit. >>> also, we're keeping a close eye on things in cairo, egypt. protesters have blocking to tahrir square to rage against egypt's president. earlier this morning, police fired teargas to disperse demonstrator. many egyptians say muhammad morse betrayed the democratic action of the
there was also some defense delay in this case, as well, which is not attributable to the government. so both sides are going to argue whether or not the delay was -- was a very long delay, was a delay that he should get credit for. there's no doubt in my opinion that he will get some pretrial credit. i don't believe that he's going to be let go free and the charges dismissed. >> greg rinckey, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> also happening this hour, the southern...
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bacon's defense at any time. we keep hoping, but thy don't. and i think there is not really my said the whitehouse can do. lou: the net is states is so gullible or we are so acquiescent and actually feel well served by their pursuit of their interest irrespective of the time to time annoyances like acquiring dictatorial powers on the part f the assembled. >> well, ithink there is -- there has beena different influence inhe region. if you take a look at the anti-american access, when you take a look at the hezbollah and hamas, these are very powerful people. they're really playing for keeps they know what they're doing. we are into the region, out of the region. secretary clinton rushed to the scene when she rushed to the middle east after the war broke out between hamas and israel. in the far east. we visited the far east. the president was visiting pagodas in the far east. lou: not going near india or china. you mentioned a moss, ron and syria along with egypt in that, if you will, axes with in the least. syria itself, the implications for it
bacon's defense at any time. we keep hoping, but thy don't. and i think there is not really my said the whitehouse can do. lou: the net is states is so gullible or we are so acquiescent and actually feel well served by their pursuit of their interest irrespective of the time to time annoyances like acquiring dictatorial powers on the part f the assembled. >> well, ithink there is -- there has beena different influence inhe region. if you take a look at the anti-american access, when you...
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. >> one of the ramifications of an obama presidency is defense is not going to grow. >> the coordinated preplanned and brazen taxes again the u.s. consulate in benghazi, september 11th, was an outrage. >> security was laxed. >> it appears to many persons ma this administration failed to adequately protect u.s. personnel. >> president has been skipping his daily intelligence briefings. >> the president: with respect to iran i very much want to see a diplomatic resolution to the problem. >> the president's iran policy lacks credibility. >> we are not going to let iran get a nuclear weapon. >> the question is whether or not president obama's defense budget is big enough to deal with the major crises and potential challenges the united states faces around the world. >> as far as the mideast is concerned this president's national security policy has been a failure. >> arrogance and dishonesty is breathtaking. gentleman you have to understand what is going on. there is a circle the wagon operation around bay bridge that nobody is going to penetrate. >> the president: close contact with turkey
. >> one of the ramifications of an obama presidency is defense is not going to grow. >> the coordinated preplanned and brazen taxes again the u.s. consulate in benghazi, september 11th, was an outrage. >> security was laxed. >> it appears to many persons ma this administration failed to adequately protect u.s. personnel. >> president has been skipping his daily intelligence briefings. >> the president: with respect to iran i very much want to see a...
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on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china invests 9% of its gross domestic product in its infrastructure. europe, 5%. america, 2.5%, barely enough to sustain and repair what we have in place. there are no grand visions i had about infrastructure and there should be carried beyond the obvious of highways and airports, we have to be thinking about our energy infrastructure in this country and whether it serves our economy well. we have already seen thoughtful suggestions on on both sides of the aisle. when it comes to spending and future, we need to be thoughtful about ways to fund infrastructure. many
on the non-defense side, i think there are savings to be found. a hats off to debbie and pat roberts putting gather a reform bill that saves us money in the next 10 years. that is something that hits my state. there are other areas where savings can be found. we need to look at those honestly. i think infrastructure is one area which we should consider a revenue source toward an infrastructure bank. we are not spending enough or investing enough in the infrastructure of america. today, china...
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they take the modern oath explicitly says that congress has the power to impose taxes both to pay for defense and to provide for the general welfare of the nation and very first sentence of article one section eight says the congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes duties imposed on exercises to pay the debts and provide for the jet the common defense and the general welfare of the united states so how is it possible the one the constitution says that one of the very specific jobs of congress is to lay and collect taxes and the oath they take says that they that they will do so without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion that a member of congress could possibly swear an oath to a multi-millionaire k.-street lobbyist that that member of congress will refuse to perform one of their constitutional duties and what sort of member of congress would willingly swear an oath to a front man for a small group of billionaires that that member of congress would violate the zero if he or she swore to follow the constitution without mental reservations and without purpose of evasion.
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. >> chuck schumer starting the process to start an amendment on the defense appropriations act which would take away the palestinians' money -- the palestinians on the west bank, not hamas, but the west bank have had the benefit of some american economic aid because of improvements that their prime minister fayed has achieved and cracked down on corruption, other reforms in the last couple of years, so they do risk that. i'm not sure it would go through but it is one of those things that can rocket through the u.s. congress. >> reporter: there is that. there is that threat of sanctions if they do it. israel saying they're going to withhold funds from the taxation money they collect for the palestinians. yeah. there's all of the threats to abbas. but he insists on going forward because, he says, there's no other way for the palestinians to achieve this, negotiations have not achieved anything. there's another important point to mention, andrea, looking at what hamas achieved with mini war against israel, the diplomatic and political breakthrough they achieved, not a military success,
. >> chuck schumer starting the process to start an amendment on the defense appropriations act which would take away the palestinians' money -- the palestinians on the west bank, not hamas, but the west bank have had the benefit of some american economic aid because of improvements that their prime minister fayed has achieved and cracked down on corruption, other reforms in the last couple of years, so they do risk that. i'm not sure it would go through but it is one of those things that...
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secretary of defense and a estimate it would take two to three years to do so. in the latest international atomic energy agency report, based on its ongoing inspections iran's nuclear facility, particularly the fordo enrichment facility find that iran continues to expand enrichment pass the iranian patrician capacity. 20% levels which is closer to the 90% for weapons grades and iran continues to refuse to address the iaea's questions about the potential military dimensions of its nuclear program. and it continues to resist tougher international inspections known as the iaea additional protocol. so we believe that there is time and clearly there's an interest from all parties to reach a diplomatic solution. and after several rounds of negotiations between the p5+1, and iran, it looks as though there will be a new round of talks in the next month, but perhaps early in 2011. it's also clear that the two sides have put forward specific concrete proposal, but those proposals have some different ideas come particularly about the sequencing of the steps necessary to as
secretary of defense and a estimate it would take two to three years to do so. in the latest international atomic energy agency report, based on its ongoing inspections iran's nuclear facility, particularly the fordo enrichment facility find that iran continues to expand enrichment pass the iranian patrician capacity. 20% levels which is closer to the 90% for weapons grades and iran continues to refuse to address the iaea's questions about the potential military dimensions of its nuclear...
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courts biased against his country angry said staged a protest to kosovo's border international criminal defense lawyer. michael connor of a says the hague school system was abolished from the stuff. i think by and large this tribe you know was set up more or less the private servers they had trying so i'm one of them's bosniaks from one of the bombardments of growing up. and of course when it came to congress and move very very few i don't think it should be that surprising and big there is a political element to these international pride holes you know who gets charged what they charge we're. out of there of how they will be caught i cry in the sentences that they were all committed we received and i think when you look at the history of all of the legacy of this probe you know you will see that the serbs were targeted more than any of the other groups and that's why i think it's one of the behaviors of this particular crime you know. because it does. look at there's a political element to it. news continues live from the new center mosque just a few minutes from that. i never thought i could
courts biased against his country angry said staged a protest to kosovo's border international criminal defense lawyer. michael connor of a says the hague school system was abolished from the stuff. i think by and large this tribe you know was set up more or less the private servers they had trying so i'm one of them's bosniaks from one of the bombardments of growing up. and of course when it came to congress and move very very few i don't think it should be that surprising and big there is a...
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but the white house is rushing to her defense. what it means for any effort to get her confirmed potentially at as the next secretary of state. that's next. plus, egypt's president sparked enormous protests when he gave himself broad new powers. basically made himself a dictator. and in a matter of hours, he is set to address his people for the first time since. but will he back down or make things worse for his country and probably ours, too? it's all ahead for the journalists of fox news on this wednesday fox report. it's great to have you in. a cus. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. johan comes in a porcelain vessel, crafted with care by a talented blonde from sweden. ♪ smooth, rich, never bitter, gevalia. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. sharable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramis
but the white house is rushing to her defense. what it means for any effort to get her confirmed potentially at as the next secretary of state. that's next. plus, egypt's president sparked enormous protests when he gave himself broad new powers. basically made himself a dictator. and in a matter of hours, he is set to address his people for the first time since. but will he back down or make things worse for his country and probably ours, too? it's all ahead for the journalists of fox news on...
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i want to bring in defense attorney and law professor joey jackson. joey, you know, on the surface this sounds big. almost unbelievable. >> huge. >> how could they have missed this, but i guess the question is if it hadn't been missed, if they had found this, if the prosecution had this in their hands, would it have changed the outcome? >> i think this is what we call outcome determinetive. how powerful would it have been for the prosecution to have evidence the day she went missing of a search that said "fool proof suffocation." i think it's a game changer. it's a huge miss on their part. even more importantly, the defense had this. how could the prosecution not? >> that's right. defense attorney jose baez said he knew about this all along and was actually waiting for it to come up. >> it never did. exactly. so interestingly enough, the question is asked, well, you ho could a defense attorney do that? don't we share information? the answer is yes but no, but here's what i mean. there's an obligation for what we call reciprocal discovery. if i have in
i want to bring in defense attorney and law professor joey jackson. joey, you know, on the surface this sounds big. almost unbelievable. >> huge. >> how could they have missed this, but i guess the question is if it hadn't been missed, if they had found this, if the prosecution had this in their hands, would it have changed the outcome? >> i think this is what we call outcome determinetive. how powerful would it have been for the prosecution to have evidence the day she went...
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that's what a defense officials are now telling fox news. u.s. commanders say that afghan forces will be in charge of their own security by then. but analysts say the afghans will still need help from the united states. for one thing, they don't have their own air force. but we knew that jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what do we know about the military's plans after 2014? >> most assume there will be one more fighting season next year in afghanistan beginning in the spring and going through next fall. general john allen the top u.s. commander in afghanistan reportedly wants to keep 60,000 troops through that fighting season that is most of the troops already there. now there are indication that's will recommend that the u.s. keep 10,000 troops after 2014, including 1,000 special operators to keep a lid on things. this is how defense secretary panetta recently described his vision. afghans will be in the lead throughout the country for security in mid 2013. afghans will ultimately take full responsibility for security by the end of 2014. >> the
that's what a defense officials are now telling fox news. u.s. commanders say that afghan forces will be in charge of their own security by then. but analysts say the afghans will still need help from the united states. for one thing, they don't have their own air force. but we knew that jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what do we know about the military's plans after 2014? >> most assume there will be one more fighting season next year in afghanistan beginning in the spring and going...
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over my shoulder there is the iron dome missile defense system. just seconds before we went on the air, there was a rocket attack. the iron dome battery behind me fired at least two of these interceptors. in total today, there have been at least 130 rockets that have been fired into israel by the militants in gaza. one of these rockets traveled as far as tel aviv suburb. it hit an apartment building there. it did extensive damage. there were no serious injuries. but this is the furthest hit yet when it comes to an israeli city. what many of the residents of israel say, they do not want to see a ground incursion when it comes to these rocket attacks, they say they must come to an end. listen. >> cannot go to the job. our life is upside down. scarey. it has to stop. >> there were also air raid sirens in jerusalem today. one of the rockets landed outside that city. ironically in a palestinian village. >> shep: david lee miller live in israel where the military warned civilians in gaza to avoid certain areas during this conflict. many of the people in
over my shoulder there is the iron dome missile defense system. just seconds before we went on the air, there was a rocket attack. the iron dome battery behind me fired at least two of these interceptors. in total today, there have been at least 130 rockets that have been fired into israel by the militants in gaza. one of these rockets traveled as far as tel aviv suburb. it hit an apartment building there. it did extensive damage. there were no serious injuries. but this is the furthest hit yet...
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they spent the last 14 days of the election on the defense. day after day they had to answer for that. it put them on the defense for a long time because it was not true. >> the flip side of that, you put the events back in spring, defining him. a lot of regret among republicans about how early you define him. the kind of campaign -- why was that a brilliant insight? >> at the time it was risky because of super pacs. we were going to spend a majority of our money in the summer and not of the fall. we were going to get out spend because we believed that late tv did not matter as much. it turns out we were right. >> based on what you know about the nation's mood and geography, everything you learned, what republican candidate would have had the best shot? >> that is a good question. we were honest about our concerns about jon huntsman. i think he would have been a tough general election candidate. as someone who helped manage his confirmation, he is a good guy. we looked at his profile and thought he would have been difficult. >> and you thought
they spent the last 14 days of the election on the defense. day after day they had to answer for that. it put them on the defense for a long time because it was not true. >> the flip side of that, you put the events back in spring, defining him. a lot of regret among republicans about how early you define him. the kind of campaign -- why was that a brilliant insight? >> at the time it was risky because of super pacs. we were going to spend a majority of our money in the summer and...
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we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5 trillion should be on the table as cuts that have already taken place. i want to leave the gentlelady time to summarize. ms. schakowsky: i am a proud member of the progressive caucus. but i believe that if you presented what you just said to the american people in general that the vast majority agree with that because it's fair. that's all. we are willing to find cuts. as you pointed out, we've already done that. that's already been done with $1.5 trillion in cuts. but fairness means not just that starting from scratch we cut everybody across the board, but we do it in a humane and fair and sensible w
we believe that the defense department, which has seen its budget double since 2001, should have to take cuts. we believe we should invest in jobs and get people back to work. and we believe we should protect social security, medicare and medicaid. those are some takeaways that i believe are very important. we believe in negotiating. we believe it's important to do so. we've already given up $1.5 trillion in the last term. people talking about what's on the table, what's off the table. $1.5...
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. >> eliot: as always, israeli self-defense has severe critics including a one-time regional party, turkey. turkish prime minister morsi represents an islamist political party has condemned them saying israel is committing terrorist attacks. for more, i'm joined by p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs for president obama. former special assistant for national security affairs to president president clinton and a professor at george washington university. thank you for joining us, professor. >> pleasure, eliot always. >> eliot: it seems so tantalizingly closer. a cease-fire was about to be announced. you've been through the process before. can you infer or suggest or understand what would be a sticking point at this late moment? >> part of this is probably one or both of the parties haven't got man they need out of current crisis. i strongly suspect it is probably on the hamas side where they're looking for assurances that if there is a cease-fire, there will be some relaxation of the israeli blockade and obviously israel is in no position to grant such a wis
. >> eliot: as always, israeli self-defense has severe critics including a one-time regional party, turkey. turkish prime minister morsi represents an islamist political party has condemned them saying israel is committing terrorist attacks. for more, i'm joined by p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs for president obama. former special assistant for national security affairs to president president clinton and a professor at george washington university....
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the defense bill is a good example. i said let's move to the defense bill. they objected to it. they have been talking about it for months. i agreed to move to it, no preconditions at all. we have to do other things. we have a very short period of time here now and everything around here is the big stall. and he talks about getting bills done. mr. president, we have -- this congress has gotten almost nothing done. we have struggled through a highway bill that took six weeks. we spent most of our time on that. dealing with contraception. we were able to work through that. we had a postal bill that we spent a lot of time on that here. the house put that in there garbage pile. nothing's happened with that. the farm bill, same thing. almost nothing done. why? because we have spent weeks -- weeks -- even simply getting on a bill so we can start legislating. so, mr. president, the republican leader thinks things are going well here. he's in a distinct minority because things aren't going well around here. i think an example, i repeat, lyndon johnson one cloture. harry reid, 386. that
the defense bill is a good example. i said let's move to the defense bill. they objected to it. they have been talking about it for months. i agreed to move to it, no preconditions at all. we have to do other things. we have a very short period of time here now and everything around here is the big stall. and he talks about getting bills done. mr. president, we have -- this congress has gotten almost nothing done. we have struggled through a highway bill that took six weeks. we spent most of...
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. >> the truce is hours after a bomb tore through a bus near israel's defense ministry in tel aviv. the explosion injured two dozen people, hamas leaders praised the attack but did not take responsibility. in gaza, israel struck more than 100 targets including hamas government buildings. officials in the palestinian territory set to strike and killed to dozen including to children. we have coverage from jonathan hunt at the united nations but, first, we go to david lee miller on the ground in southern israel. >>reporter: the question, is the cease-fire going to hold? we are about a mile or so from the israeli and gaza border. this city has been pounded relentlessly for years by rocket fire. a short time after the cease-fire took affect local time there was a rocket warning taking place. you can see the city is deserted with people off the streets, people were fearful although there was a cease-fire in place and you can hear obviously the horn coveraging with people in the distance. the sentiment is that, perhaps, the cease-fire was not the way to go. many israelis, or some israelis
. >> the truce is hours after a bomb tore through a bus near israel's defense ministry in tel aviv. the explosion injured two dozen people, hamas leaders praised the attack but did not take responsibility. in gaza, israel struck more than 100 targets including hamas government buildings. officials in the palestinian territory set to strike and killed to dozen including to children. we have coverage from jonathan hunt at the united nations but, first, we go to david lee miller on the...
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look, you want to raise taxes and lower defense spending, we'll do that. if not, then p we go off this supposed cliff and then democrats are negotiating from an even stronger hand. >> i want to bring in senator jeanne shaheen. i'm wondering what you think about what he had to say, raise taxes or lower spending or going off the fiscal cliff. where are you? and how do you feel about tinkering with medicare and medicaid? >> look, i think we've got to put aside all of the sacred cows and really got to be willing, as dick durbin said, sit down and negotiate and come up with a plan, a long-term plan that's balanced, that looks at the domestic side of the budget, the defense side, the mandatory programs, and the revenue side. and if we're willing to do that, then i think we can get an agreement. but i think to go to the tax issue that you were talking about earlier, there are really two issues there. one is the amount of revenue that needs to be raised. but the other question is a fairness question. and if we're asking people to accept the sacrifices that they're
look, you want to raise taxes and lower defense spending, we'll do that. if not, then p we go off this supposed cliff and then democrats are negotiating from an even stronger hand. >> i want to bring in senator jeanne shaheen. i'm wondering what you think about what he had to say, raise taxes or lower spending or going off the fiscal cliff. where are you? and how do you feel about tinkering with medicare and medicaid? >> look, i think we've got to put aside all of the sacred cows...
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this matters, every word they say matters and white house press secretary jay carney was on the defense today. he pointed out as he had done yesterday that the president spoke on the phone with senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner over the weekend. and besides carney says, the president has to talk directly to the american people. >> it is vitally important that ordinary americans actively engage in this debate because the outcome of these negotiations and the hopeful product of these negotiations are the product that we hope emerges from these negotiations will profoundly affect their lives. >> so is the president, the missing ingredient to really nailing down a fiscal cliff deal? could he end the drama right now if he stayed put in washington and held a series of face-to-face meetings with reid, mcconnell, boehner, and pelosi instead of his planned meetings this week with small business owners, business leaders and middle class americans, not to mention a trip scheduled for friday to pennsylvania. a state he won by five points in the election, to sell american voters on
this matters, every word they say matters and white house press secretary jay carney was on the defense today. he pointed out as he had done yesterday that the president spoke on the phone with senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner over the weekend. and besides carney says, the president has to talk directly to the american people. >> it is vitally important that ordinary americans actively engage in this debate because the outcome of these negotiations and the hopeful...
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and then came the 1980s and the tax cuts of ronald reagan combined with greater defense spending leading to hugely higher annual deficits covered by borrowing. and thus again a swelling nationa debt. but with no wars at all. then under presidents george h.w. bush and bill clinton we took action. for a while, both parties agreed, says simon johnson. >> there was a bipartisan agreement to raise revenue and put something of a damper on spending. so that's an important moment in the bigger picture, of course, that was just a small hesitation on the part of a much larger national debt. >> reporter: because in the bigger picture, a president just can't accomplish very much if he's cutting spending and won't raise taxes. and so yet again, more borrowing. under presidents george w. bush and barack obama. higher deficits and debt that, because of the graying baby boom, are fated to get even worse. >> the population was always going to age, the baby boomers were going to retire. they were paying a lot of social security contributions in 1990s. we were always going to shift into structural deficit
and then came the 1980s and the tax cuts of ronald reagan combined with greater defense spending leading to hugely higher annual deficits covered by borrowing. and thus again a swelling nationa debt. but with no wars at all. then under presidents george h.w. bush and bill clinton we took action. for a while, both parties agreed, says simon johnson. >> there was a bipartisan agreement to raise revenue and put something of a damper on spending. so that's an important moment in the bigger...
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what -- what's the defense here? are there witnesses they can bring forward to say we went through this therapy and it worked for us? >> well, the center that is being sued and counselors on, their web site they have testimonials from some people who say that it did help me. so there will be a debate about this. this is something that the american psychiatric association has discredited, and it's -- as you say, it's been outlawed in california at least for those under 18 as of january 1. so of course the people who deliver the services say it's a first amendment thing. a freedom of speech thing. we've should be able to offer this therapy. but interestingly, in new jersey they have a very -- a very strong consumer fraud act. and that's what they're suing under, the strategy is unusual here in that they're saying this was fraud. you said you could cure me, you didn't. in fact, you hurt me. that's the legal strategy. they hope to duplicate it in other states. the southern poverty law center has identified at least 70 su
what -- what's the defense here? are there witnesses they can bring forward to say we went through this therapy and it worked for us? >> well, the center that is being sued and counselors on, their web site they have testimonials from some people who say that it did help me. so there will be a debate about this. this is something that the american psychiatric association has discredited, and it's -- as you say, it's been outlawed in california at least for those under 18 as of january 1....